checksec.sh vs svntogit-packages

checksec.sh

Checksec.sh (by slimm609)

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Automatic import of svn 'packages' repo (read-only mirror) (by archlinux)

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checksec.sh		svntogit-packages
	Project
3	Mentions	247
1,936	Stars	321
-	Growth	-
6.7	Activity	0.0
3 days ago	Latest Commit	12 months ago
Roff	Language	Shell
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later	License	-

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checksec.sh

Posts with mentions or reviews of checksec.sh. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-11-11.

Need Help with Int3 Breakpoint - Segmentation Fault Error and Python 2 to Python 3 Conversion
1 project | /r/LiveOverflow | 8 Jul 2023

probably non executable stack. can you run https://github.com/slimm609/checksec.sh on the binary?
Hardening ELF Binaries Using Relocation Read-Only (Relro)
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 11 Nov 2021

Also, one can use checksec to confirm that the protections are actually in place. https://github.com/slimm609/checksec.sh
I happened to be looking at this for Go binaries last night and it seems that -buildmode=pie gets you part of the way there. Was trying to see if full relro was possible with CGO_ENABLED=0 but it seems only partial was achievable in the few hours I spent.
Which kernel package do you use? Explain in the comments, why.
5 projects | /r/archlinux | 17 Sep 2021

I also want to point out the checksec script for your confirming security on your userspace binaries - https://github.com/slimm609/checksec.sh (look for violations marked in red)

svntogit-packages

Posts with mentions or reviews of svntogit-packages. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-15.

Cannot update Firefox via terminal
1 project | /r/SteamDeck | 18 May 2023

More sanely, just makepkg the official pkgbuild from archlinux extra.
Refresh rate changes to 120Hz in arch
1 project | /r/archlinux | 16 May 2023
Is there a way to install/update arch packages in gnome software?
1 project | /r/archlinux | 16 May 2023

Packagekit support has been dropped from the gnome-software package https://github.com/archlinux/svntogit-packages/commit/d62208b27b99de982318d58d87a9125def07f626
Arch Linux - News: Git migration announcement
3 projects | /r/archlinux | 15 May 2023

git clone https://github.com/archlinux/svntogit-packages.git --branch packages/$pkgname --single-branch $pkgname
Distribution Packaged Browsers
1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 9 May 2023

For example Arch applies quite a few patches to Chromium.
svt-av1 1.5.0-1 broke ffmpeg and ab-av1 -crf setting
1 project | /r/archlinux | 8 May 2023

Yep looks like ffmpeg package needs to be rebuilt against svt-av1 1.5.0. In the meantime you can checkout, build & re-install the ffmpeg pkgbuild locally to fix.
Is it possible to install gnome 3 on the latest version of arch Linux?
1 project | /r/archlinux | 7 May 2023

Download the PKGBUILDs from the archlinux svntogit trunk and use makepkg as you'd normally would I guess. Here's the PKGBUILD for gnome-shell v. 3.38.4 for example: https://github.com/archlinux/svntogit-packages/blob/e93ee10b663dedcebfd8c33fd53b82f642a0a0a8/trunk/PKGBUILD
Python 3.11 is in the repos now \o/
2 projects | /r/archlinux | 3 May 2023

The old python PKGBUILD from the Arch repos is here, in case anyone wants to build it themselves under the python310 name (with additional minor modifications): https://github.com/archlinux/svntogit-packages/blob/855d73921bb8e86820a7731870de335c3c2fa236/trunk/PKGBUILD
It appears GNOME is in the process of being updated
1 project | /r/EndeavourOS | 29 Apr 2023
GNOME 44 spotted in the repos
1 project | /r/archlinux | 29 Apr 2023

What are some alternatives?

When comparing checksec.sh and svntogit-packages you can also consider the following projects:

linux-hardened - Minimal supplement to upstream Kernel Self Protection Project changes. Features already provided by SELinux + Yama and archs other than multiarch arm64 / x86_64 aren't in scope. Only tags have stable history. Shared IRC channel with KSPP: irc.libera.chat #linux-hardening

espanso - Cross-platform Text Expander written in Rust

droid-native - Next Generation Android x86 Desktop - Anbox, Lineage, WayDroid, BlissOS, Dock-Droid

optimus-manager - A Linux program to handle GPU switching on Optimus laptops.

kernel-hardening-checker - A tool for checking the security hardening options of the Linux kernel

zen-kernel - Zen Patched Kernel Sources

gse-sound-output-device-chooser - Gnome Shell Extension to show a simple chooser to select Input & Output device based on gnome control center

org.chromium.Chromium

lightdm - Login screen using the LightDM framework.

dash-to-dock - A dock for the Gnome Shell. This extension moves the dash out of the overview transforming it in a dock for an easier launching of applications and a faster switching between windows and desktops.

svntogit-community - Automatic import of svn 'community' repo (read-only mirror)

mkinitcpio - Arch Linux initramfs generation tools (read-only mirror)